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Association wants
philosophy of -care
The Ontario Hospital
Association has recoin-
• mended that all .hospitals in
• 'Ontario develop and publicize
its own "Philosophy of
Patient Care and that the
association's pro forma
"Philosophy of. Patient Care"
be presented to the 'Ontario
Ombudsman for comment.
At the meeting of the Board
of Directors held at the (MA
Centre, Toronto, on Thur-
sday, October 7, the members
unanimously approved a
recommendation that each
hospital develop its . own
"Philosophy of Patient -Care"
in conjunction with itS
medical` and otherstaffand
the community and that the
"Philosophy of Patient Care"
be approved by the hospital's
Board of Directors and
distributed as widely ',as
possible -throughout the
hospital and community.
Commenting on the
recommendation.., OHA Board
member Lloyd Vineberg, who
is the Board Chairman of the
Riverside Hospital, Ottawa,
said "It is important that
those concerned with
providing .hospital care
recognize that the growth of
"consumerism", the in-
creased speed ' of com-
munication, and a rise in the
general level of education are
producing •a more informed
and less passive patient, •
"The time is now past when
a patient will accept without
question or complaint the
treatment h4br she is given
in hospital. Today,• ad-
ministrators can expect
questioning, compla-intsand
criticism if -a patient feels,
rightly or, wrongly, he or she
has' not received satisfactory
treatment -
Another OHA Board
Member,. Ken Box, who.. is
Executive Director of
Queensway General Hospital,
Et.obi'coke, commented
"Members of the genera/
public are unfamiliar with the
organization of the hospital.
Most take the, hospital for
granted until they need its
services: At that time, the
patient may enter hospital
with expectations and
assumptions that are,
perhaps, unreasonable. He or
she may -rhe confused about
`rights" and unaware of
responsibilities.
•"The OHA Public Relations
Committee identified a need
for a shortrtisimply written
document which outlines the
aims: methods of operation
and philosophy of the hospital
for, the benefit of patients,
hospital employees, medical
staff and the community at
large. '
"The pro forma document
will be presented to Ontario
Ombudsman, Arthur
Maloney, for comment".
Hoped accidents
down following
gov't legislation
Deaths and injuries
resulting from moped , ac-
cidents have decreased
dramatically, Minister of
Transportation and - Com-
munications James Snow
announced recently.
"There were 192 fewer
injuries.. ,and • three... fewer .
fatalities by'the end of August
1976 compared to the ; end of
,August 1975," he said.
• "And the statistics are even
more: encouraging when it's
taken into account that those
for this year cover an eight-
month period while those for
1975 covered only five,'the
Minister said.
During the April -August
1975 period, there were seven
fatalities. In the first eight
months of 1976, four moped
fataljties were recorded,
including one which occurred
in December 1975 but was not
reported until the. end of
January 1976. .
In two of the-four.fatalities,
lack of experience : Con-
tributed to -the death of the
moped driver. In . one in-
stance, a passenger car was
passing a moped on a 50 mph
provincial highway when the
moped driver -turned left into
the car. Reports indicated the
1.6 -year-old driver had only.
four days driving experience.
The second victim drove his_
moped onto the ,shoulder of a
50 mph highway and lost
control, causing the moped to
roll over:
"There has been criticism
that the government has
over -regulated the operation
of„mopeds," said Mr. Snow.
"But we couldn't just stand
by • and watch youngsters
drive what is in effect a motor
vehicle, without any
'knowledge of the rules of the
road," Mr. Snow went on.
"That's why a driver's
license or a temporary in
•struction permit is a must
now. And I sincerely hope this
ruling saves precious_ lives
and limbs -in the future," he
added.
Moped injuries during the
first eight months in 1976
totalled 170, compared to 362
during, only five months . in
In the 16 to 19 age group,
moped -drivers injured this
year numbered 48 against 137
Ias_t . year a ` 65 percent
decrease. -
Seven of the moped drivers
involved •in accidentsin 1976
were- under 16 years of age, a -
det:rease of 90.9 percent when
comtieredto 77 a ear ago.
Those requi ng medical
treatment t hospitals
totalled 130,' C mpared to 25.8
in 1975.
f,:
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